With help from Marilyn at Fork in the Road Concepts and this blog post from Whimsy-Love, DIY: Build Your Own Snowman Kit, we made my son his own snowman kit for Christmas. We've been waiting for snow that wasn't too powdery so we could build a snowman, and it finally came!
The Snowman Kit was easy to make, and so much fun to use! We'll be able to use it over and over. The hat and nose are made out of felt (directions for making them are linked above), the scarf is fleece, which means it doesn't require any sewing, and the eyes and mouth are beads from an old necklace that we hot glued onto skewer sticks. I added some crochet holly berries to the hat based on a modified version of this pattern, Jolly Holly, from Attic 24. The leaves in this pattern were quite large, and the pattern uses UK terms, which is a little confusing if you use US crochet terms. Here is the pattern I modified for smaller holly leaves:
Holly Leaf & Berry Pattern
Size F Hook
100% cotton, green & red
CH= chain
ST= stitch
SL ST= slip stitch
SC= single crochet
HDC= half double crochet
DC= double crochet
Holly Leaves (make 2)
With green, CH 7.
Round 1:
SC in 2nd chain from hook. HDC, DC, DC, HDC, SC. This is the end of the row. (6)
Round 2:
CH 1, and working on the other side of the leaf, SC in first CH. HDC, DC, DC, HDC, SC. (6)
SL ST to the other side of the leaf. You will continue to work all the way around the leaf.
Round 3:
(making the points on the holly leaves)
Round 4:
SC 1, (on top of the leaf) CH2. SL ST in 2nd CH from hook. SC back in the same ST as SC. Working on the other side of the leaf, *SC in 2 STs, CH 2. SL ST in 2nd CH from hook. SC back in the same ST as the 2nd SC.* Repeat from * to the bottom of the leaf. You should have 3 points on the other side of your holly leaf, and another on top.
Round 5:
. 
SL ST to the bottom of the leaf. CH 4. SL ST in 2nd chain from hook and back to the first SL ST. Continue to SL ST down the center of the leaf to create a vein in the center of the leaf. Cut off and weave in the ends.
The berries can be made of felt or crocheted. This cute holly and berries are great embellishments for presents, on hats, and more, and the snowman kit makes a great stocking stuffer. Enjoy!
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